Today I was honored by @Channel_Online (Informa) - one of the largest industry media companies in the world - as the 2021 Channel Influencer of the Year. I am beyond humbled and this definitely ranks as a top highlight of my 27 year career. Thank you!

WW smartphone shipments down 1% in Q2 '25 as uncertainties mount, marking the industry’s first decline in 6 qtrs. The B2B smartphone market will be $62B in '25, w/ mobile services through carrier channel driving hundreds of billions more according to @Canalys (part of @OmdiaHQ).

Some excellent insights into the fastest growing and largest valued enterprise technology companies in 2025 by CBINSIGHTS. There are a total of 431 enterprise technology unicorns (private companies valued over $1 billion) out of 1,276 total in all industries.

Every CEO walks around with their TAM (target addressable market) number ready to tell anyone who will listen. Few of them walking around with details on their SAM (serviceable available market) and SOM (serviceable obtainable market). This is our job as channel professionals.

Thank goodness my Password1! didn't make the top list. Still safe and sound.

The global telco industry is at a pivotal juncture, with telcos facing pressure to evolve from legacy service providers into dynamic tech companies (techcos). Read more from @Canalys (part of @OmdiaHQ):

Thankful for Sunday morning 🏈 and Wednesday night hockey 🏒 in South Florida with these guys. About 4 hours of high heart rate intensity training each week without even noticing the time ⏰ fly by!

Deep feelings today on the passing of Alan Weinberger from @asciigroup. Alan was one of my early mentors in my career and a major contributor to my success after moving to the U.S. in 2009. Winning the The ASCII Cup will always be one of my career highlights.

Tough first 7 days of turning 53:. 1. Go over handlebars mountain biking 🚵 destroying elbow 💪 .2. Donate blood 🩸 .3. Full propane cylinder 🔥 roll out of SUV on foot 🦶.4. Hacked off fingertip 🖐️ at hockey 🏒. Ready for some beach 🏖️ in Florida Keys this July 4th long weekend!

Difficult to analyze a channel industry that is made up of over 99% privately-owned companies. The public companies give us a chance to test markets with decimal-point accuracy. At @Canalys (part of @OmdiaHQ), we "Titans" lists that track each sector.

This is interesting research from Stanford University as we all incorporate Generative AI into our daily lives (both personally and professionally). The next stage of Agentic AI will act on our behalf (ie. copilots) and cut many of these tasks to near zero.

A number of things jump out in our recently closed survey on channel partners relationship with the hyperscalers - @awscloud, @Microsoft, and @Google Cloud. Check out the detail here:.

RT @Channel_Expo: The Channel's most-quoted expert is pulling back the curtain at #MSPSummit! 🔥 @jmcbain is revealing exclusive research an….

With Microsoft talking about a $6.5 trillion ecosystem TAM for AI and OpenAI talking about a $7 trillion AI infrastructure buildout, we at Canalys (part of Omdia) are collecting the receipts. Read more-

Great performance of The Greatest Showman today by this crew during summer camp at Cast Theater Company.

The global PC (notebook, desktop & tablet) industry just had a moment in Q1 2025. Shipping just shy of 100 million units and a growth rate of 9.1% y/y. Full details here: .

Birthday vibes…. This is 53.

Managed services continues to be one of the market sweet spots with a majority of end-customers outsourcing more this year than last. Deep dive here:.

The economics of partnering continues to evolve at a staggering pace. Driven by the AI-era, changing buyers, platforms serving subscription & consumption models, and growth in digital marketplaces and direct, vendor programs are modernizing to respond to channel partner demand.

Happy 76th birthday to my dad Jim McBain. A pretty cool teenager riding a little red Honda to a pretty cool 50 year old riding a slightly larger Honda!. Love you ❤️ so much dad!

Review: First 24 hours with Meta Ray-Ban glasses. Verdict: Unexpected, but wow!. I got a chance to snag some new smart glasses because I am speaking at a Meta partner event in Miami on June 30th.